Sulamyd sodium

Bleph-10, Cetamide, Sodium Sulamyd) Sulfacetamide Prednisolone (Blephamide) Tobramycin, Ophthalmic (AK-Tob, Tobrex) Tobramycin Dexamethasone (TobraDex)... 

Proprietary Names. Acetopt Albucid Antebor Bleph-10 Cetamide Optamide Optosulfex Sebizon Sodium Sulamyd Sulf-10 Sulphacalyre. It is an ingredient of Ocusol. 

Sulfacetamide Sodium, USP. iV-Sulfanilylacctiiniide monosodium salt (Sodium Sulamyd) is obtained as the mon-ohydratc and is a white, txlorlcss, bitter, crystalline powder that is very soluble (I 2.. i) in water. Because the sodium salt is highly soluble at the physiological pH of 7.4. it is especially suited, as a solution, for repeated topical applications in the local management of ophthalmic infections sascepti-ble to sulfonamide therapy. 

Trade names Sodium Sulamyd Ophthalmic Solution, Sultrin, Trysul... 

The CWS procured more than 10,000 gas casualty treatment kits. The contents of the 1945 kit, representing the best efforts of wartime medical research in the treatment of chemical agent injuries, and containing in lesser or greater quantities the material also found in the first-aid kit and veterinary set, included BAL ointment (for removal of arsenicals from the skin), petrolatum and amyl salicylate (for removal of mustard from the skin), sodium sulamyd (to prevent blister gas eye infection), copper sulfate solution (to remove WP particles from the skin), copper sulfate powder (to replenish solution), sulfadiazine tablets or penicillin (to prevent secondary infection), a floating white soap (for decontamination), BAL eye ointment (for any liquid blister gas contamination of eyes), eye and... 

Sulfacetamide. N-[(4-Aminophenyl>SUlfonyl]-acetamide N-sulfanilylacetamide IV1-acetylsulfanilamlde p-aminobenzenesulfonoacetamide Acetocsd Acetosulf-amine Albucid Sulamyd Sulfacet Sulfacyl Urosulfone. CgHl0N-OjS mol wt 214.24. C 44.85%, H 4.71%, N 13.07%, O 22.40%, S 14.97%. Incorrectly called Sulfacetimide. Not to be confused with /V -acetylsulfanjtamide, the substance formed in the animal body by acetylation of sulfanilamide. Prepn of base and sodium salt from sulfanilamide and acetic anhydride Crossley et at., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 61, 2950... 

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